Prime Minister Najib Razak's deportation of lawyer William Bourdon has indeed strirred all sorts of speculation. Among the hottest is whether two of his former bodyguards, Azilah Hadri and Sirul Umar, sentenced to hang for the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu, a translator who was allegedly part of the Scorpene submarines negotiations, were really in jail or had already been freed!
Like it or not, many Malaysians see Najib's decision to deport Bourdon as an abuse of power to stop the skeletons in his closet from being aired and exposed to the wolrd at large.
Many of the people Malaysia Chronicle interviewed also said that a person is innocent until proven guilty, and since Najib is enjoying this privilege, he should extend the same to Bourdon, who was here on legitimate and serious business,
A renowned civil rights activist, Bourdon was deported from Kuala Lumpur for violating the conditions of his social visit pass. The unceremonious way in which he was booted out from the country has a reverse effect on Najib, triggering even greater interest about his involvement in the Scopene and Altantuya scandals.
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